A young mage battles horrific monsters in the graphic novel "Mage and the Endless Unknown". In an idyllic scene, a child wakes and uses their magic to grow flowers. But a monster comes from the sky and swallows them—the first of many... Read More

Sara B. Elfgren’s novel "Grim" sets paranormal suspense and occult magical realism to the soundtrack of eighties death metal. Kasper is eighteen and lives in the shadow of his father’s once-popular death metal band, Dark Cruelty.... Read More

An undocumented teenager is charged with manslaughter and works to remake her life in Mona Alvarado Frazier’s searing novel "The Garden of Second Chances". At seventeen, Juana is sent to a Southern California juvenile correctional... Read More

In 2013, a Texas teenager is swept up in the filibuster over an abortion bill in Dan Solomon’s novel "The Fight for Midnight". On the last day of a political filibuster, Alex takes a call from Cassie, a classmate of his. Cassie asks... Read More

In Jackary Salem’s novel "Where the Lightning Goes", a girl breaks free from her prison and seeks a castle in the sky, hoping to find what she’s lost. After being trapped in a house in the sky with other “survivors” for years... Read More

In S. M. Beiko’s fantasy novel "The Stars of Mount Quixx", inner truths and love come to the fore in a remote, unusual countryside setting. Constance and Ivory are on a summer trip in Mount Quixx, where a mysterious fog has settled and... Read More

Climate change impacts the lives of two young people in the remarkable graphic novel "Global". Twelve-year-old Sami lives with his grandfather, Solomon, in a village near the Bay of Bengal. Each day they are forced to travel farther to... Read More

Spiritual and allegorical, the fantasy novel The Once Upon a Time of Now follows a girl in a strange land who absorbs mystical ideas from magical teachers. In Hope West’s fantasy novel The Once Upon a Time of Now, a girl and her... Read More